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WPPAnnouncement

23/08/2017 17:35

RNS Number : 8310O
WPP PLC
23 August 2017
Buy-back programme
Transaction in own shares
WPP plc ("WPP" or the "Company") announces that on 23 August 2017 it purchased for treasury 200,000 of its ordinary shares at an average price of 1420.8030 pence per ordinary share. Details of the relevant repurchase transactions are set out below: 
Description of shares:
WPP plc ordinary shares of 10 pence each
Number of shares repurchased:
200,000
Date of transaction:
23 August 2017
Time of transaction:
12:30 - 16:35
Price (pence):
1420.8030
Trading venue:
London Stock Exchange
Broker:
Merrill Lynch International
Following the above purchase, WPP holds 59,704,826 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of WPP shares in issue is 1,272,702,191 (excluding shares to be held in treasury).
All transactions under this programme will be published on the Company's website (www.wpp.com) on a daily basis.
Enquiries:
Marie Capes, Company Secretary
020 7408 2204

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